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  • josephjlong1 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Saints cashed the board's mistake on Golden: B+.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Saints, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.

Getting Golden where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The cost of the Jones reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
They robbed the room for Colston Loveland here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick45 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in Round 2, Pick 13 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick71 Rnd3 Matthew Golden
Circle this one: Matthew Golden at the 71st overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick93 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
No edge and no loss on Dylan Fairchild in pick No. 93; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Charles Grant
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Charles Grant in pick 111. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A quiet steal in the 116th overall pick: Cam Skattebo for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick130 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
Sai'vion Jones in pick No. 130 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.